Core Knowledge Foundation: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 54-1371584)

Linda Bevilacqua’s $217K as President is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Linda Bevilacqua	$217,119	$201,673	$196,673	$211,533	$207,571
Daniel Franck	$141,439	$132,811	$128,336	$116,064	$113,057
Rosemary McCormick	$131,560	$126,219	$130,881	$112,513	—
Kristen Rodriguez	$120,283	—	—	—	—
Samantha Legard	$120,283	$106,908	—	—	—
Kristen Rodrguez	—	$114,375	$103,510	—	—
Ilene Goldman	$112,550	$105,900	—	—	—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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3 programs · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Core knowledge history and geography (CKHG) curriculum inititally funded with a board-approved use of the foundation's own assets, the foundation received subsequent grant funding to continue development of CKHG. Instructional materials for 51 units, k-grade 6 are available through our website for free download.

$836Kprogram expense

02

Core knowledge language arts (ckla) curriculum as of 2015, ckla instructional materials for prek grade 5 (teacher guides, activity books, and student books) have been available for free download through the core knowledge website.

$417Kprogram expense

03

Core knowledge science (cksci) curriculumthe core knowledge science (cksci) program includes a comprehensive elementary science curriculum, plus additional resources for teachers and students in kindergarten through grade 5.THE curriculum provides students with a firm basis in the factual knowledge of the sciences and engineering design…

$374Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2023

Shamash FundFY2023$1K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$3.8M

Ln 12

Other incomeLn 4–11$2.6M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$882K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$201K

Money outPt IX

$2.9M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.6M

Managementcol C$1.3M

Fundraisingcol D$9K

Owns and owesPt X

$6.0M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M

Total assetsLn 16$6.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$729K

PeoplePt VI, VII

13

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a11

IndependentVI 1b11

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$201K

Government grantsLn 1e$196K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$882K

Investment incomeLn 3$40K

Other incomeLn 4–11$2.6M

Gains on assetsLn 7−$10K

Total revenueLn 12$3.8M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$646K

SavingsLn 2$938K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.7M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$568K

Other assetsLn 15$521K

Total assetsLn 16$6.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$729K

Net assetsLn 32$6.0M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 518

VolunteersI 613

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$777K	$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$2.7M	$2.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$603K	$568K
Total assetsLn 16	$5.8M	$6.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$912K	$729K
Net assetsLn 32	$4.9M	$6.0M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$208K	$62K	$143K	$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$869K	$258K	$606K	$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$36K	$34K	$2K	$118
Payroll taxesLn 10	$83K	$17K	$66K	$634
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$1.1M	$1.0M	$113K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$10K		$10K
Office expensesLn 13	$27K	$14K	$12K
OccupancyLn 16	$117K	$45K	$72K
TravelLn 17	$32K	$18K	$14K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$45K		$45K
InsuranceLn 23	$32K		$32K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$270K	$133K	$137K
All other expensesLn 24e	$29K	$13K	$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.9M	$1.6M	$1.3M	$9K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$25.3M	$7.2M	$18.1M	$52.6M	990 PDF
FY2023	$22.1M	$6.2M	$16.0M	$32.5M	990 PDF
FY2022	$9.0M	$4.4M	$4.6M	$13.9M	990 PDF
FY2021	$6.9M	$3.6M	$3.3M	$9.9M	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$3.8M	$2.9M	$856K	$6.0M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $3,761,415 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $241,233$201,077

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $275,110$882,009

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $47,839$39,533

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,390,207$2,638,796

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,954,389$3,761,415

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $974,888$1,196,396

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,134,157$1,709,114

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,109,045$2,905,510

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,154,656$855,905

Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11

VI-1b Independent voting members11

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,761,415 across 7 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $2,638,796 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1e Government grants$196,018

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,059

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$201,077

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $882,009$882,009

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $49,332$49,332

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$9,799−$9,799

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,520,805 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $39,533$3,761,415

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,905,510 across 13 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $62,271 · Management $143,224 · Fundraising $2,076$207,571

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $257,536 · Management $605,542 · Fundraising $6,261$869,339

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $33,531 · Management $2,349 · Fundraising $118$35,998

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,612 · Management $66,242 · Fundraising $634$83,488

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,034,392 · Management $113,046$1,147,438

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $9,881$9,881

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,225 · Management $12,278$26,503

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $44,638 · Management $72,410$117,048

IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,049 · Management $14,390$32,439

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $44,807$44,807

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $32,436$32,436

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $132,991 · Management $136,529$269,520

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,297 · Management $15,745$29,042

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,627,542 · Management $1,268,879 · Fundraising $9,089$2,905,510

Part X · Balance sheet $6,734,617 assets, 18 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $450,504$646,450

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $326,058$938,244

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $182,864$455,464

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $894,636$816,645

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $80,403$54,685

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $603,280$567,966

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,665,353$2,720,400

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $15,043$13,989

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $597,947$520,774

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,816,088$6,734,617

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $193,883$109,338

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $51,524$55,177

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $666,765$564,788

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $912,172$729,303

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,797,547$5,983,615

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $106,369$21,699

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,903,916$6,005,314

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,816,088$6,734,617

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,005,314 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$3,761,415

XI-2 Total expenses$2,905,510

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$855,905

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,903,916

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$245,493

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,005,314

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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